George Bennett

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@delspacefranco @Topps @MHLayton @KeithOlbermann @SABRbbcards @CardboardHistry I actually prefer the nostril shots to drawing an obviously fake cap. https://t.co/ja4PcnGVAv — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@imjlkr @BBender09 @Topps @MHLayton @KeithOlbermann @SABRbbcards @CardboardHistry https://t.co/wlFgwMm0Cy — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@imjlkr @BBender09 @Topps @MHLayton @KeithOlbermann @SABRbbcards @CardboardHistry A gut punch. In 4th grade so don't recall exact chronology, but Padres move briefly seemed like sure thing. I think it was dead by the time the cards came out, which made them a bitter reminder of what could have been. I do remember thinking I should hang on to those cards. — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

https://t.co/XRn9usOeKx — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

The late Chuck Stobbs, who served up Mickey Mantle’s 1953 tape-measure home run, born #OnThisDate 1923. @SABRbbcards @CardboardHistry https://t.co/1sLg4bJNDT — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@pravdaplay @stevenmpresser @greg_prince @Topps @MHLayton @KeithOlbermann @SABRbbcards @CardboardHistry Completely forgot about Dynamite mag until that tweet. We got it in elementary school. I remember getting an uncut sheet of 1975 cards in it. — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@BobOldisTowel @Topps @MHLayton @KeithOlbermann @SABRbbcards @CardboardHistry @playdeepacme @achs_fred @tigermike1975 @JDaniel2033 @Jim22Palmer @JoeDeCamara @JSalisburyNBCS @AMBS_Kernan Del Unser's dad played but I don't think he had a son that did. Still a great list -- didn't notice when I was putting those cards together. — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@playdeepacme @Topps @MHLayton @KeithOlbermann @SABRbbcards @CardboardHistry After 48 years, I remain baffled by what's going on in this card. — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@YankeesFan4299 Rocky Colavito, whose 39 games with Yanks in 1968 included a relief pitching appearance - and a win. https://t.co/rmhphR4urx — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@SABRbbcards @Philip73STL @Topps @MHLayton @KeithOlbermann @CardboardHistry For sure! — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@Philip73STL @Topps @MHLayton @KeithOlbermann @SABRbbcards @CardboardHistry Three pretty cool Clemente cards in that set. Is there another posed card that shows a ball in midair like that? https://t.co/LKUB95DUFy — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@70sBaseball @Topps @MHLayton @KeithOlbermann @SABRbbcards @CardboardHistry My judgment is clouded because I began collecting in '72 & my beloved @Pirates are featured in World Series subset. Still, I think the exuberant design, 787-card size, In Action cards & boyhood photos show @Topps was trying hard. Won't try to defend those award cards, though. — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@timcarrollart @Topps Beautiful! — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@BBender09 @Topps @MHLayton @KeithOlbermann @SABRbbcards @CardboardHistry More sad to be a Washington-area kid reminded with each distant stare that your team had moved to Texas. I eventually got over it. — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@BigHairPlasGras That collar on the late-70s @whitesox jerseys and the shadows it cast presented a real airbrush challenge. — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@BottommsCards That ‘73 is my favorite Baylor card and one of the best in that set. Never noticed the similarity to the ‘83 — wonder if it was intentional? — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@RickHippie @SouthJerzGiants @SABRbbcards @Topps @MHLayton @KeithOlbermann @CardboardHistry As I said, the LaRoche-Moses debate always goes to dental records. — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@SouthJerzGiants @Topps @MHLayton @KeithOlbermann @SABRbbcards @CardboardHistry LaRoche & Moses fit into both the nostril & sideburn themes that recur throughout the 1972 set. https://t.co/HgTvIy2ugG — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@stevenmpresser @greg_prince @Topps @MHLayton @KeithOlbermann @SABRbbcards @CardboardHistry I vaguely recall a baseball card segment on Wonderama from my childhood. Someone needs to take a productivity break from work, do some research and report back. — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@SouthJerzGiants @Topps @MHLayton @KeithOlbermann @SABRbbcards @CardboardHistry I've witnessed spirited debates on this, including close examinations of their teeth. — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

The skyward look, the visor strategically obscuring the former team’s logo, the nostrils — hallmarks of the 1972 @Topps set. @MHLayton @KeithOlbermann @SABRbbcards @CardboardHistry https://t.co/Z12HPHbFWj — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@MHLayton @KeithOlbermann @SABRbbcards @Topps @CardboardHistry I remember opening 1972 packs as a confused 7-year-old! — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@roselleavenue Cool card! (Actually, too nice for 1973; to be authentic it should be from a longer distance away with some other players in it so you’re not sure who’s featured.) — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@KeithOlbermann @SABRbbcards @Topps @CardboardHistry Makes you wonder if there were Willie Mays trade rumors in 1960-61. https://t.co/5F2gpH9Uzx — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@KeithOlbermann @SABRbbcards @Topps @CardboardHistry Makes sense. But when hatless or up-the-nose shots weren’t available, they would just airbrush a plain cap rather than attempt a logo. https://t.co/v2lsOmgBK7 — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@sportcardbacks “Rationed” is my favorite low-hit pitching verb. — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@KeithOlbermann @SABRbbcards @Topps @CardboardHistry Would love to know why the art of replicating logos, common in late 1950s, was almost completely absent in 1960s up through early series of 1971. Sort of like silent period between Old and New Testaments. https://t.co/Etkz4hYns3 — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@KeithOlbermann @SABRbbcards @Topps @CardboardHistry Friend who has shot many baseball card photos calls these “nostril shots.” — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@kurtblumenau @Topps @SABRbbcards @CardboardHistry I once got to meet both of them but did not have the card with me. — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

In the last series of 1971, @Topps began elevating its airbrush game to replicate team logos after many years of simply creating blank caps (as in Aparicio card below). Swoboda was among 1st cards in this bold new era. https://t.co/KRga985kGL — PolitiTweet.org